📍 1005 S Main, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, 66701
Fort Scott Sr High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Scott, Bourbon County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Scott school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Scott Sr High enrolls 581 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 502 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 581 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort Scott Sr High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 4.
Fort Scott Sr High is one of 4 schools in Fort Scott, based in Fort Scott, Kansas. The district serves 1,749 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Fort Scott Sr High is larger than the district average of about 437 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote